9. Both John and Robert Kennedy greatly admired T.E. Lawrence, who of course permeated popular culture thanks to "Lawrence of Arabia"
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10. Important to understand counterinsurgency used not just in Vietnam but in Middle East (Aden) & throughout developing world
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11. So in "Dune" we have a imperial conflict over a desert planet which has resource (spice) essential for human civilization.
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12. Good guys are the House Atreides (=Greeks=Wester Civilization) with warriors like Duncan Idaho (i.e. America)
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13. Bad guys are Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (=Slav), Emperor Shaddam IV (=Arabs), Dr. Yueh (=Asian).
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14. So in trying to keep crucial resource in hands of Western Civilization, Paul Atreides goes native like Lawrence of Arabia,
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15. Even before House Atreides arrives, there is already an ongoing anti-colonial revolt on Arrakis with collectivist goal (greening planet)
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16. So what Paul Atreides was doing was using religious mumbo-jumbo to co-opt a popular revolution, bringing it back under elite control.
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17. As a consequence of the successful religious counter-insurgency program of Paul Atreides, a galactic jihad is unleashed.
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18. Resource war on desert hinterland, where religion is used to defeat rival powers & co-opt popular uprisings, leading to jihad. Familiar?
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19. One interesting thing about Frank Herbert is that he was deeply divided about core themes of his "Dune" novels.
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20. The exaltation of Paul Atreides as superman/messiah is undercut in sequels to Dune, although never totally. Herbert ambivalent.
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21. It's possible to read "Dune" books as both celebration & critique of idea of white messiah leading revolution in colonized land.
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